Bacterial Urinary Tract Infections in Diabetes

A study of pathogenesis, clinical and sensitivity patterns of UTI in the field of OBG

“…The study is in agreement with other studies conducted by Patterson JE et al [7] , Meiland R et al [8] and Boyko EJ et al [9] . Co-Morbodities especially a state of immune-suppression can have its affects.…”

Increased Risk of Common Infections in Patients with Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

“…This study revealed that the relative risk for recurrences of urinary tract infection was especially high in women with type 1 DM (OR, 3.47). A higher level of recurrence of urinary tract infection has already been found, as described in a review by Patterson et al [8], but studies were selected by including women with asymptomatic bacteriuria only.…”

“…patients with diabetes than among the general population, whereas other studies have not observed such an association [2,3,7]. Patients with diabetes appeared to have an increased risk of asymptomatic bacteriuria and urinary tract infection [6][7][8][9] and of skin and mucous membrane infection, including Candida infections and infections of the foot [2,3,10]. To date, the relationship between respiratory tract infection and diabetes remains unclear [2,[10][11][12].…”

Renal abscess in a dog with transient diabetes mellitus

“…One of the causes of the increased incidence of urinary tract infections in poorly controlled human patients with DM is thought to be impaired leucocyte function (Patterson and Andriole 1995). Decreased intracellular leucocyte bactericidal activity, as well as diminished leucocyte phagocytosis, chemotaxis and adherence, have been documented in poorly regulated diabetic humans (Bagdade andothers 1974, Rayfield andothers 1982).…”

“…Canine renal abscesses have been reported in association with pyelonephritis (Konde and others 1986a,b, Lewis and others 1988, Gookin and others 1996, nephrolithiasis (Lewis and others 1988) and renal biopsy (Gookin and others 1996). In man, renal abscesses occur with twice the frequency in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) compared with nondiabetics (Patterson and Andriole 1995). While urinary tract infections are recognised as a common concurrent disorder in dogs with DM (Hess and others 2000), to the authors' knowledge a renal abscess has not previously been reported in association with canine DM.…”